Definition of include Include

/ɪnkluˈd/ - [inklud] - in•clude

We found 16 definitions of include from 6 different sources.

What does include mean?

WordNet

Verb includes, including, included
include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"
		exclude prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
		comprise, incorporate, contain unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case"
		encompass, comprehend, embrace, cover squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
		involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
		subsume consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
		contain, bear, hold, carry be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
		inhere in, attach to be part of; "This problem inheres in the design"
include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits"
		except, leave out, omit, leave off, exclude, take out stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"
		regard, view, reckon, consider, see look at attentively
		count include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
		colligate, subsume consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
		carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
include - add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group"
		add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
		admit, let in
		shut out, keep out, shut, exclude remain outside
		countenance, permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
		induct, initiate introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
		readmit admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"
		involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"

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Wiktionary

include (Noun)
A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.
include (Verb)
To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a new part or member.
include (Verb)
To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
include (Verb)
To conclude; to terminate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

include (v. t.)
To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
include (v. t.)
To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five.
include (v. t.)
To conclude; to end; to terminate.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

include
To bring into a group as a (new) member.
include
To allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.
include
To incorporate in a price for which one asks.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

include
in-klōōd′, v.t. to close or shut in: to embrace within limits: to contain: to comprise: (Shak.) to conclude.—adj. Includ′ible.—n. Inclū′sion, act of including: that which is included: restriction, limitation.—adj. Inclu′sive, shutting in: enclosing: (with of) comprehending the stated limit or extremes.—adv. Inclu′sively. [L. includĕre, inclusum—in, in, claudĕre, to shut.]